A Pictorial Guide to Bees
of the
Humboldt Bay Dunes
by Susan E. Nyoka
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
RELEASE 1.0 - July 2004
of the
Humboldt Bay Dunes
by Susan E. Nyoka
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge
RELEASE 1.0 - July 2004
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A Pictorial Guide to Bees
of the Humboldt Bay Dunes by Susan E. Nyoka Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge RELEASE 1.0 - July 2004 |
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Home How to Recognize a Bee
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Common Name: mason bee Scientific Name: Osmia integra Flight season: April-June Recognition characters: Large (15 mm), robust; thorax with golden brown pile, abdomen shiny metallic blue-black; females carry pollen in scopae (brushes of specialized hair) located on the underside of their abdomen; males sport a golden "beard".
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Nest sites: Nests can be found in biotic soil crusts, (dense mats of moss and lichen coalesced over sand), or small patches of open sand consolidated by plant roots.
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Nest materials: Leaf material collected from beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) and beach evening primrose (Chamissonia cheiranthifolia ssp. cheiranthifolia) is made into a pulp and formed into individual nest cells.
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Preferred flowers:
 beach pea (Lathyrus littoralis) |
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